🚓intercept

verb
/ˌɪntərˈsɛpt/

Meaning

to stop, catch, or seize something on its way from one place to another

Example Sentences

The police intercepted the stolen car before it crossed the border.

Example Expressions

intercept a message

Synonyms

seize, stop, catch, block, ambush

Antonyms

release, allow, free

Collocations

intercept a pass, intercept communication, intercept delivery

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